Friday, 16 November 2012

Liverpool v Wigan Athletic: Can the Latics stun the Reds at Anfield again?

Liverpool earned a well-earned point at Chelsea last Sunday but how will they fare when they host Roberto Martinez's Wigan this weekend?

The Latics stunned the Reds last season by recording their very first win at Anfield and Martinez would love to make it two-in-a-row. The visitors have won two of their past three league outings - included a 1-0 win at White Hart Lane - and will have no fear of travelling to Anfield.

Liverpool are starting to show signs that Brendan Rodgers' philosophy is beginning to take shape. They are becoming harder to beat and creating a lot of chances, but they remain far too reliant on Luis Suarez.

Did you know it's been more than five years since Liverpoool last beat Wigan by two clear goals? A brace from Dirk Kuyt in April 2007 got the job done then, but who can score the goals to send Liverpool into the top half and can they stop Wigan from scoring?

The Latics are only a point behind Liverpool in the table but the majority of our pundits are expecting a home win here.

Liverpool v Wigan; Kick Off 3pm November 17 2012

Prediction Panel

Arsenal

Josh Ben Moshe

2

V

0

Aston Villa

Frank Pattison

2

V

1

Chelsea

Joe Tyler

1

V

0

Everton

Chris Goodwin

1

V

2

Fulham

Neil Springate

TBA

V

TBA

Liverpool

Dave Disciascio

2

V

1

Man City

Callum Rothwell

3

V

0

Man United

Alex Richert

0

V

1

Newcastle

Greg Hall

2

V

0

Norwich

Sue Read

3

V

1

QPR

John Jaycock

2

V

0

Reading

Jon Keen

2

V

1

Southampton

Andy Saunders

2

V

2

Stoke City

Jack Heaney

2

V

2

Sunderland

Tony Ratton

2

V

1

Swansea

Jim Barry

1

V

1

Spurs

Adam Crawford

TBA

V

TBA

West Brom

Andy Wakeman

1

V

1

West Ham

Matt Beeby

2

V

1

Wigan

Jimmy Shine

2

V

1

OUR EXPERTS

Writer

Colin Illingworth

2

V

1

Writer

Steve Coulter

1

V

1

Writer

Hugh Larkin

1

V

1

Writer

Mitch Waddon

1

V

0

Writer

Chris Pettitt

3

V

1

Writer

Sarshar Hosseinnia

3

V

1

Blackburn fan

Terry Kennedy

2

V

1

Bolton fan

David Blackburn

2

V

0

Boro fan

Sue Gardener

1

V

1

Pompey fan

Dan Taylor

TBA

V

TBA

Pompey fan

Peter Rendle

2

V

1

West Ham fan

Nigel Telfer

1

V

1

Wolves fan

Chris Cox

1

V

0

Editor

Antony Melvin

2

V

1

Panel Verdict

Home win.

Home: 21; Draw: 8; Away: 2. TBA 3.

* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d
love to hear from you.

Comments

Liverpool v Wigan Athletic: Can the Latics stun the Reds at Anfield again?

Liverpool earned a well-earned point at Chelsea last Sunday but how will they fare when they host Roberto Martinez's Wigan this weekend?

The Latics stunned the Reds last season by recording their very first win at Anfield and Martinez would love to make it two-in-a-row. The visitors have won two of their past three league outings - included a 1-0 win at White Hart Lane - and will have no fear of travelling to Anfield.

Liverpool are starting to show signs that Brendan Rodgers' philosophy is beginning to take shape. They are becoming harder to beat and creating a lot of chances, but they remain far too reliant on Luis Suarez.

Did you know it's been more than five years since Liverpoool last beat Wigan by two clear goals? A brace from Dirk Kuyt in April 2007 got the job done then, but who can score the goals to send Liverpool into the top half and can they stop Wigan from scoring?

The Latics are only a point behind Liverpool in the table but the majority of our pundits are expecting a home win here.

Liverpool v Wigan; Kick Off 3pm November 17 2012

Prediction Panel

Arsenal

Josh Ben Moshe

2

V

0

Aston Villa

Frank Pattison

2

V

1

Chelsea

Joe Tyler

1

V

0

Everton

Chris Goodwin

1

V

2

Fulham

Neil Springate

TBA

V

TBA

Liverpool

Dave Disciascio

2

V

1

Man City

Callum Rothwell

3

V

0

Man United

Alex Richert

0

V

1

Newcastle

Greg Hall

2

V

0

Norwich

Sue Read

3

V

1

QPR

John Jaycock

2

V

0

Reading

Jon Keen

2

V

1

Southampton

Andy Saunders

2

V

2

Stoke City

Jack Heaney

2

V

2

Sunderland

Tony Ratton

2

V

1

Swansea

Jim Barry

1

V

1

Spurs

Adam Crawford

TBA

V

TBA

West Brom

Andy Wakeman

1

V

1

West Ham

Matt Beeby

2

V

1

Wigan

Jimmy Shine

2

V

1

OUR EXPERTS

Writer

Colin Illingworth

2

V

1

Writer

Steve Coulter

1

V

1

Writer

Hugh Larkin

1

V

1

Writer

Mitch Waddon

1

V

0

Writer

Chris Pettitt

3

V

1

Writer

Sarshar Hosseinnia

3

V

1

Blackburn fan

Terry Kennedy

2

V

1

Bolton fan

David Blackburn

2

V

0

Boro fan

Sue Gardener

1

V

1

Pompey fan

Dan Taylor

TBA

V

TBA

Pompey fan

Peter Rendle

2

V

1

West Ham fan

Nigel Telfer

1

V

1

Wolves fan

Chris Cox

1

V

0

Editor

Antony Melvin

2

V

1

Panel Verdict

Home win.

Home: 21; Draw: 8; Away: 2. TBA 3.

* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d
love to hear from you.